Thanks for your followup.
Glad that you've got it working.
Have a good day!
Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support
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| Hi Steven.
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| Yes, I got it working. Thank you for your help.
|
| Ali
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|
| | > Hi Alan,
| >
| > How are you doing on this issue, have you got any further progress? If
| > there're anything else we can help, please feel free to post here.
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| >
| > Steven Cheng
| > Microsoft Online Support
| >
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| > | Organization: Microsoft
| > | Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:37:50 GMT
| > | Subject: Re: System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile doesn't work with http
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| > | Hi Alan,
| > |
| > | Yes, I know the serverside code won't have big difference , nor does
the
| > | client code. That's why I think this should be a environment specific
| > | issue. Here is the client code I've used to test , (both use WebClient
| > and
| > | HttpWebRequest ....) , the code work correctly on my test environment.
| > |
| > | =========================
| > | static void Main(string[] args)
| > | {
| > |
| > |
| > | DownloadByWebClient();
| > |
| > |
| > | DownloadByHttpWebRequest();
| > | }
| > |
| > | static void DownloadByWebClient()
| > | {
| > | string url =
| > | "
http://localhost/StevenRoot/ControlWebApp/filedownload.aspx";
| > | string clientfile = @"d:\temp\test_webclient.pdf";
| > |
| > | WebClient wc = new WebClient();
| > |
| > | wc.DownloadFile(url,clientfile);
| > |
| > | }
| > |
| > | static void DownloadByHttpWebRequest()
| > | {
| > | string url =
| > | "
http://localhost/StevenRoot/ControlWebApp/filedownload.aspx";
| > | string clientfile = @"d:\temp\test_webrequest.pdf";
| > |
| > | HttpWebRequest req = WebRequest.Create(url) as HttpWebRequest;
| > |
| > | req.Method = "GET";
| > | req.KeepAlive = true;
| > |
| > | HttpWebResponse rep = req.GetResponse() as HttpWebResponse;
| > |
| > | Stream stream = rep.GetResponseStream();
| > |
| > | FileStream fs = new FileStream(clientfile, FileMode.Create,
| > | FileAccess.Write);
| > |
| > | byte[] buf = new byte[1024];
| > |
| > | int i = 0;
| > |
| > | while( (i=stream.Read(buf,0,buf.Length))> 0)
| > | {
| > | fs.Write(buf,0,i);
| > | }
| > |
| > | fs.Close();
| > |
| > | stream.Close();
| > |
| > | rep.Close();
| > |
| > | }
| > | ============================
| > |
| > | In addition, you can also try comment the below line in your
serverside
| > | code to see whether it helps:
| > |
| > | Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=" +
| > | fileID.ToString() + ".pdf");
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > |
| > | Steven Cheng
| > | Microsoft Online Support
| > |
| > | Get Secure!
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| > | | Hi Steven,
| > | |
| > | | Firstly thank you for your reply.
| > | |
| > | | The code that you provided is not my question.
| > | |
| > | | My question is: "How to receive that pdf file at the client side?"
| > | |
| > | | The server side is done and it is similar to what you mentioned in
| > your
| > | | reply.
| > | |
| > | | I tried to receive the pdf file (test.pdf in your sample) by using
| > | | System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile, but it throws exception.
| > | |
| > | | Regards,
| > | | Alan
| > | |
| > | |
| > | |
| > | | | > | | > Hi Alan,
| > | | >
| > | | > Welcome to MSDN newsgroup.
| > | | > Regarding on the file downloading through WebClient class problem
| > you
| > | | > mentioned, seems a bit strange from a general view. It is
possible a
| > | | > machine specific issue. here is a test page's code which could be
| > | | > correctly
| > | | > used (let client user webbrowser or webclient class to download
the
| > | file)
| > | | > on my side:
| > | | >
| > | | > ==================
| > | | > private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
| > | | > {
| > | | > Response.ClearHeaders();
| > | | > Response.ClearContent();
| > | | > Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
| > | | >
| > | | >
| > |
| >
Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition","attachment;filename=test.pdf");
| > | | >
| > | | > Response.WriteFile(Server.MapPath("~/files/test.pdf"));
| > | | >
| > | | > Response.End();
| > | | > }
| > | | > ==================
| > | | >
| > | | > You can try the above code in your page to see whether it works.
| > Also,
| > | you
| > | | > can run the webclient from multiple client to see whether it is
| > client
| > | | > specific.
| > | | >
| > | | > Thanks,
| > | | >
| > | | > Steven Cheng
| > | | > Microsoft Online Support
| > | | >
| > | | > Get Secure!
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| > | | > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and
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| > no
| > | | > rights.)
| > | | >
| > | | >
| > | | >
| > | | >
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| > | | > | From: "A.M-SG" <
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| > | | > | Subject: System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile doesn't work with
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| > | | > | Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:45:48 -0500
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| > | | > microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp:133060
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| > | | > |
| > | | > | Hi,
| > | | > |
| > | | > | I have an aspx page at the web server that provides PDF
documents
| > for
| > | | > smart
| > | | > | client applications.
| > | | > |
| > | | > | Here is the code in aspx page that defines content type:
| > | | > |
| > | | > | Response.ContentType = "application/octet-stream";
| > | | > | Response.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition",
| > "attachment;filename="
| > +
| > | | > | fileID.ToString() + ".pdf");
| > | | > |
| > | | > | I tested the aspx page by using browser and it works just fine.
| > | | > |
| > | | > | Now I need to receive that file by using the
| > | | > | System.Net.WebClient.DownloadFile. The problem is that
| > DownloadFile
| > | | > method
| > | | > | returns the following exception:
| > | | > |
| > | | > | "Unable to read data from the transport connection: The
connection
| > was
| > | | > | closed."
| > | | > |
| > | | > | I tested the DownloadFile method to open a direct pdf file like
| > the
| > | | > | following statement:
| > | | > |
| > | | > | (new
| > | | > |
| > | | >
| > |
| >
System.Net.WebClient()).DownloadFile(
http://localhost/test.pdf,"c:\\test.pdf
| > | | > ");
| > | | > |
| > | | > | It works just fine.
| > | | > |
| > | | > | How can I use System.Net.WebClient. DownloadFile to download
http
| > | | > | attachments?
| > | | > |
| > | | > | Any help would be apprecited,
| > | | > | Alan
| > | | > |
| > | | > |
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